Every day houses and flats get smaller and smaller. Because of this, the lack of square meters can be problematic: we don’t have enough seats, never mind enough space to put them.

Because of this, today I have for you a BEAUTIFUL solution. I´m talking about a round velvet pouf or floor cushion. I bought the fabric in Independencia and it cost me around CLP $3.500 per meter (it´s 1,5m wide).

With the fabric straight, draw two identical circles in it. The size will depend on you. In my case I used a 70cm diameter table as a mould (we´ll use this measurement as a reference for the rest of the project).

Then cut a strip of fabric 35cm-wide and as long as the measurement of the circumference of your circle + allow 4 cm for when you sew it.

To calculate the circumference measurement, use the equation: 3,14 x diameter of the circle.

It´s time to move to the sewing machine. Velvet is quite an elastic fabric, therefore working with it can be a bit tricky, but not impossible!

Some tips:

Use the sewing machine with a short stitch and a zig zag one. The stitches should be tight and firm.

Stitch short sections: this is important so the fabric doesn’t move and because additionally we´ll be stitching circularly. For this, use pins that support the fabric appropriately while using the sewing machine.

Then, line up the front side of one of the round pieces and the central one and stitch them together. Make sure that you´re leaving 1 cm without stitches at the beginning and the end so when you finish you still have enough fabric to close the pouf in the middle.